Monte Carlo simulations in optical devices: Some successes and some problems

David K. Ferry; Stephen Goodnick

doi:10.1117/12.316670

Monte Carlo simulations in optical devices: Some successes and some problems

David K. Ferry
, Stephen Goodnick

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Abstract

We discuss the use of ensemble Monte Carlo techniques for the simulation of some opto-electronic devices. This approach has been reasonably successful for device simulation, and the Monte Carlo approach has worked very well for sub-picosecond time scales, but computational time becomes excessive for multi-picosecond simulations. Various nonlinear effects such as carrier-carrier scattering, non- equilibrium phonons, quantization in low-dimensional systems, and finite collision duration have all successfully been incorporated into the Monte Carlo method.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Pages	366-374
Number of pages	9
Volume	3283
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316670
State	Published - 1998
Event	Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VI - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 26 1998 → Jan 26 1998

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Other	Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VI
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose, CA
Period	1/26/98 → 1/26/98

Keywords

Monte Carlo
Optical excitation
Semiconductor device simulation
Transport

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Mathematics
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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